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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edmond Kenneth Joseph, Burleigh, AU;
Robert Jacob Molitoris, Burleigh, AU;
Assignee:
Poly Optics Australia Pty, Ltd, Burleigh, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing light guide by filling a polymer tube with a monomeric mixture then pressurising and heating the full length of the polymer tube to initiate and maintain polymerisation in the tube. An apparatus for performing the method is also described in which the polymer tube is placed in a reaction vessel and a temperature controlled fluid is circulated to regulate the temperature in the vessel.